My sister and her best friend were both taken down?

Does Feng know about this?

They should have known, otherwise they wouldn't have left in such a hurry just now.

Let's try again.

Chapter Sixty-Five is quite annoying.

Hongxia: "Sis, give me the back door key, I'm going to practice drums."

Xingge: "This week's homework..."

Hongxia: "I came back after finishing my club activities! I also helped guide my classmates!"

Xingge: "...You should go back early this time."

Hongxia: "Sis, it's only Friday! You've been away from home for three days already... I know the shop closes late, so please let me stay here with you..."

"It's so boring being alone..."

You'd never guess how interesting this place is.

Ichi Hoshika thought about what she had been doing these past few days.

Day 1, obsessed with male beauty

The next day, obsessed with male beauty

On the third day, after staying up all night every day, my bones felt like they were going to fall apart.

Day four, rest.

I did it on the fifth day, during my break.

Toyokawa Shoko silently calculated in her mind that, generally speaking, Narusawa Kaede often went out at night, which was probably because this store closed in the middle of the night.

Going out in the middle of the night meant I was out all night.

She came back in the middle of the night yesterday, which means yesterday was the first day this woman stayed at home?

So depraved?

"Hello, please enjoy your juice~"

"Ahhh—" "Shop assistant, you have such a classy way of speaking!"

Shoko Toyokawa, with a black line on her forehead, said, "Please don't disturb the customers behind you, thank you. If you need anything else, please queue up first."

They all disturbed her from eavesdropping.

Cough, cough...

Jazz drums… Ijichi Seika was thinking about who she wanted to find a teacher for Nijika last time…

Should we go practice in the back?

Ijichi Hoshika wisely skipped the topic, and now no one is allowed to enter the back room.

She and Mingze Feng stayed in the back room for two hours, while Mingze Feng only spent half an hour recording the song. Now the back room is a mess.

Shoko Toyokawa noticed her embarrassment and went to talk to Nijika Ichi. The naive girl was easily drawn in by Shoko Toyokawa.

"Musical Instrument Club. I joined a music club that a friend started."

"That's great! I like music too."

Well done, Toyokawa! I'm leaving it to you!

Ijichi Hoshika slipped away and went to the smoking area outside the store. She patted herself down and then froze.

"That bastard, he stole my lighter again!"

Ijichi Seika gritted her teeth, put her hands in her pockets, and walked back into the store.

There was a lighter shop every few steps along the roadside, but Ijichi Hoshika didn't go in. The moment she couldn't find a lighter, she couldn't smoke the cigarette anymore.

"..."

It's been five days since I've spent quality time with Hongxia.

In this case...

"Let's close up shop early today and take Hongxia to a live show. We need to find a drummer with good rhythm and technique..."

Hiroi Kikuri and her group seem pretty good; I just remembered they had a performance.

Oh right, they also invited Naruzawa Kaede to perform with them. When we were doing that earlier, Ichiji Hoshika heard Naruzawa Kaede mention it.

"Toyokawa, I'm closing the shop early tonight. Let's find a live music venue and go have some fun."

Shoko Toyokawa was chatting with Rinko Shirogane and Lisa Imagawa. Their group was having a team-building activity to observe Sick Hack, but only three of them went, leaving two extra tickets.

Ask her if she wants to come over.

Toyokawa Shoko thought it would be a good opportunity to go find Imagawa Risa and ask her about Ryo. Ijichi Seika, Imagawa Risa... besides her, there was someone else who could connect so many people.

Different people represent different aspects of Naruzawa Kaede's life, and only those who can connect these aspects can truly understand Naruzawa Kaede.

【So, Miss Liang, I've got my eye on you】

Do you... know I exist?

Unlike Starry, which is currently warming up the crowd, Flot, which is more commercialized and professional, is located in Ginza, a bustling area of ​​Tokyo.

Flot, the backstage dressing table, where all procedures are tightly packed together.

There are performances here every day, and new and old faces appear every day. But the SICK HACK artists from Hiroi Kikuri have been able to establish themselves here because of their pure, hard-earned talent.

When applying makeup, stage makeup varies from person to person. Eliza Shimizu is naturally beautiful and only needs simple makeup. Shima Iwashita is a drummer in the back, so she's not widely seen and requires light makeup. Kikuri Hiroi sweats when drunk, so waterproof makeup would be ideal, but she resolutely refuses, not wanting to pay, so she doesn't wear makeup.

Mingze Feng sat at the dressing table, staring directly into the mirror. The makeup artists were focusing most of their attention on him, as Mingze Feng had never really done a meticulous makeover before.

"Wow..." Hiroi Kikuri leaned closer, squinting her eyes, "Shima, take a picture of me and Kaede together, I want to send it to my senior!"

Mingze Feng: "Be careful you don't get in the door next time."

Shima Iwashita: "Senpai will turn into a great demon king and come wielding a sword, won't she..."

Kikuto Hiroi: "Senpai isn't that petty."

Kikuto Hiroi: "If it were a senior, they would be carrying a spiked club and a meteor hammer."

Ming Zefeng tapped her head lightly, "I thought you would praise Xingge, but you said something so stingy."

Eliza Shimizu has already taken the photos and saved them to her archive.

"Gentlemen, it's okay if you don't understand, don't pretend," the makeup artist said. "The stage lighting effects are like this, Feng Jun's overall look... blah blah..."

Eliza Shimizu compared the two and said with great certainty, "I still think Maple Sauce is Maple Sauce."

Iwashita Shima's eyes widened in horror. "You're going to join their race too? No way!"

“Look at this,” Eliza Shimizu said casually after opening it, “No matter who it’s looking at, it sometimes points its nose at them. It’s like it’s talking to you while looking at the sky.”

“…” Mingze Feng sighed, “I really appreciate your careful observation.”

"Yeah!"

"Look at that look in her eyes, it's like that again..."

Suddenly, the store manager appeared from the doorway: "Hey! Hackers, let's get ready for the next round."

Naruzawa Kaede glanced at the message again; Yamada Ryo had read it but wasn't replying.

Who taught me to not reply after reading a message?

"..."

Mingze Feng relayed the news of his current performance on the Sickhack stage to Liang.

She only replied with "Coming right away." After that, she would mark any subsequent messages as read, but never reply.

I don't know if they were careful on the road.

...

Yamada Ryo hitched a ride here.

She called her parents, who had never liked jazz, but since it was a hobby their child enjoyed, they were very open-minded and offered their support, encouragement, and guidance.

But that was all. Yamada's parents dropped Yamada Ryo off at the entrance of Flot, and then drove off together, being all lovey-dovey.

Yamada Ryo didn't care. He picked up his Yamaha TRB1004J, the same bass that Hiroi Kikuri had, and tiptoed towards Flot.

There were quite a few people around.

She also saw blonde sisters, Roselia, and a blue-haired woman with pigtails.

After saying something to Sally Imagawa, the other person kept looking at Ryo and whispering to her.

It's quite annoying.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Only Hiroi Kikuri Understands Rock and Roll, You bunch of stinky bastards

Naruzawa Kaede didn't know how many people were in the audience. He only called Yamada Ryo over, but Yamada Ryo hadn't replied to him yet.

Lisa Imai also came to sell tickets to recoup her losses. When she learned that the tickets were from Flot and that she wanted to come and scout out the "enemy's" situation, Naruzawa couldn't help but chuckle.

Naruzawa Kaede replied to Imai's message that if she came to Folt today, she would give her a surprise—Naruzawa Kaede would perform on stage as a member of Sick Hack, and would also be playing against the Confederate team with Roselia next year.

When her friend suddenly stood in the other team's group, she asked her if she was surprised.

Whether Lisa Imai will be surprised or not, only Roselia's teammates and Shoko Toyokawa, who was also present, know.

The happiest people present were Kikuto Hiroi and Kaede Narusawa themselves.

Hiroi Kikuri gets completely drunk whenever she thinks about this.

The beauty's heart wasn't in the wine, but in the song, the bass, and the guitar that Mingze Feng played beside her.

When was the last time we were on stage together?

That time, we were having a party together at Starry. Hiroi Kiku, who was quite drunk, led the still inexperienced Narusawa Kaede and single-handedly kept the store running for an afternoon.

Even when she was drunk, Hiroi Kikuri remembered that she took Narusawa Kaede's hand; it was the first time she had ever held a man's hand.

It's rough, but thankfully Hiroi Kikuri herself isn't delicate either.

Warmth enveloped her, and even her intoxication transformed into sweet wine. Hiroi Kikuri was once again wonderfully intoxicated by the warmth.

It was a dreamlike experience; Hiroi Kikuri felt as if she were riding on a transparent, colorful bubble, soaring into the clouds. It was an exquisite tide of life, each rise and fall affecting every cell in her brain.

Hiroi Kikuri knew that dreams were fleeting, just like the intervals between her drunken episodes; reality would come to the forefront, and all the color would briefly fade away.

So that day, Hiroi Kikuri didn't let go or stop for the entire afternoon.

Dreams must eventually end, so why not indulge in the joy of this moment?

I woke up... and my senior acted so quickly and despicably...

Hiroi Kikuri left. She once thought she could return to her past dreams with the help of alcohol. But the dream without that boy always felt incomplete.

When she finally woke up from her drunken stupor again, Hiroi Kikuri hugged Iwashita Shima's leg and cried about her past heartbreak.

For Hiroi Kikuri, the budding of youthful, hazy feelings that came ten years late also ended without a trace, just like countless other girls.

Fortunately, as an adult, Hiroi Kikuri has the right to choose her own life. Just as she had done before, she reached out her hand to Narusawa Kaede.

Hiroi Kikuri then sought out Hoshika and Narusawa Kaede.

Hiroi Kikuri lived a despicable yet blissful life, never imagining that she would like her thick-skinnedness so much at this moment.

In the next part of the dream, Mingze Feng grabbed her wrist, lifted her up, and said...

"Keep playing, Kiku, your music is just so dreamlike."

Before our eyes, beams of light converge at the center of the stage.

Inside the dimly lit store, the colorful neon lights were dim near the audience.

Looking from the entrance to the stage, the stage itself is brightly lit, while the area below appears dim. Different colored glow sticks can be seen swaying, along with various sizes of people watching.

Hiroi Kikuri was holding her bass guitar, and Narusawa Kaede was right beside her.

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